Outlook Express

Important!!

These settings only apply to email addresses hosted by Ashland Home Net. If you use a web-based mail service (Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail, etc.) you will need to obtain the proper settings from them.

Step 1

In Outlook Express, click Tools.

Click Accounts.

Step 2

Click Add

Select Mail

Step 3

Enter your name

Click Next.

Step 4

Enter your email address

Click Next.

Step 5

The server type will be IMAP.

Fill in the information for your incoming server.

The server is going to be your last part of your email address (called the domain) but instead of you email@domain.net or .com it will be mail.domain.net or .com See the list below for some examples
Note* For @opendoor.com, and custom domains previously hosted by Open Door Networks, the incoming server is mailx.opendoor.com.

Email Address ends with

Your incoming Server

email@97520.net

mail.97520.net

email@ashland97520.com

mail.ashland97520.com

email@ashlandcreek.net

mail.ashlandcreek.net

email@ashlandhome.net

mail.ashlandhome.net

email@ashlandnet.net

mail.ashlandnet.net

email@ashlandoregon.org

mail.ashlandoregon.org

email@lithiawater.com

mail.lithiawater.com

email@mtashland.net

mail.mtashland.net

email@mind.net

mail.mind.net

Fill in the information for your outgoing server address.

The server is going to be your last part of your email address (called the domain) but instead of you email@domain.net or .com it will be mail.domain.net or .com See the list above for some examples
Note* For @opendoor.com, and custom domains previously hosted by Open Door Networks, the outgoing server is mailx.opendoor.com.

Click Next

Step 6

The account name is your email address

The password is the password you gave us when we created the account.

Make sure remember password is checked

Click Next

Note * If you can't remember your password give us a call or email us and we will help you reset the password.

Step 7

Click Finish.

You're not done yet

Step 8

Make sure the new account is highlighted

Click Properties.

Step 9

Click the Servers tab.

Check the box at the bottom that says "My server requires authentication".